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Connectors for Cloud Pak for Data as a Service

Connectors for Cloud Pak for Data as a Service

You can add connections to a broad array of data sources in projects and catalogs. Source connections can be used to read data; target connections can be used to load (save) data. When you create a target connection, be sure to use credentials that have Write permission or you won't be able to save data to the target.

From a project, you must create a connection to a data source before you can read data from it or load data to it.

When a connection is created, the credentials entered by the connection owner are automatically saved for delivering a data product. Read-Only access to the data source is recommended.

With the Download delivery method, the consumer receives a URL to download the data product directly from the source. The connection requires Read permissions.

With the Live access with the Flight service delivery method, the consumer receives a code snippet to include in their client or notebook.

Each type of connector supports one or more delivery methods. For more information, see Delivery methods for connectors.

When you create a data product using the Download data extract method, you need two connections, a source connection where the files are extracted, and a target connection where the files are saved. Consumers access the target connection to download data extracts. Thus the credentials for a target connection require Read/Write permissions, so that the producer can save the file for the data extract and the consumer can download the extracted files.

From a catalog, you must add a connection asset before you can add data assets for the tables you can access from the connection.

From Watson Query, you can create connections on the Platform connections page or on the Data virtualization > Data sources page. For more information, see Adding and connecting to data sources in Watson Query.

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Supported connectors by tool

The following tools and services support connections:

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